Species Plectranthias azumanus Jordan & Richardson, 1910
Azuma Perchlet
- Pseudanthias azumanus Jordan, D.S. & Richardson, R.E. 1910. A review of the Serranidae or sea bass of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 37(1714): 421-474 [470] [replacement name for Anthias japonicus Döderlein in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMW 42378-79, Sagami Bay, Japan. - Anthias japonicus Döderlein, L. in Steindachner, F. & Döderlein, L. 1883. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japans (I.). Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 20(7): 49-50 [49] [preoccupied by Anthias japonicus Bloch 1793 (= Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch 1792)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MZUS 1180, Tokyo, Japan; NMW 42378-79, Sagami Bay, Japan
Comment: Possible syntypes in BMNH and ZMB.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [38]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Plectranthias kelloggi azumanus Jordan & Richardson, 1910 [misidentification; widely treated as a subspecies of P. kelloggi (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)]. —
Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (eds) 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo : Tokai University Press Vol. 1–2 437 pp. 247 figs 370 pls. [134]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
NW of Geraldton, WA; East Indian and north-west Pacific (Japan, Taiwan), tropical
IMCRA
Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
General References
Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [38] (CSIRO specimens H 6374-16 & 17)
Common Name References
Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [38] (Azuma Perchlet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERRANIDAE | 15-Jun-2021 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |